Morris Old Premium Rare Tawny NV 500ml

98 POINTS

Jeni Port - Halliday's Wine Companion

A triumph! A luscious tour into the wonderful complex, mellow and warm world of nutty rancio – a feature generations in the making. Rich and layered in toffee, vanilla, walnut nuttiness and dried fruits with a clean line of orange peel. Smooth as velvet, finishing clean, bright and so long. Impressive concentration and balance, this offers a master blender's art in the glass. 500ml.

96 POINTS

Huon Hooke - The Real Review

Deep amber/tawny brown colour, the bouquet overflowing with rancio aged complexities, recalling dried fruits (chiefly fig and raisin), walnut, caramel and smoky toffee, polished timber panelling and leather. It has tremendous intensity of flavour and while it's quite sweet and viscous, the acidity helps to keep it all fresh and alive, the finish clean and more-ish. An outstanding old tawny. (Shiraz-based. Average age 28 years. 20% alcohol. 160 dozen produced for the 160th anniversary)

96 POINTS

Huon Hooke - The Real Review

(500ml) Deep amber/tawny brown colour, the bouquet overflowing with rancio aged complexities, recalling dried fruits (chiefly fig and raisin), walnut, caramel and smoky toffee, polished timber panelling and leather. It has tremnendous intensity of flavour and while it's quite sweet and viscous, the acidity helps to keep it all fresh and alive, the finish clean and more-ish. An outstanding old tawny. (Shiraz-based. Average age 28 years. 20% alcohol. 160 dozen produced for the 160th anniversary)

96 POINTS

Decanter World Wine Awards

Beguiling nose of rich caramel, butterscotch, crystallised dried fruit and orange peel, while the palate is laced with marmalade, cardamon and hazelnut.

95 POINTS

Jeni Port - Halliday's Wine Companion

Average maturation age of 20+ years and fortified with a high-strength neutral spirit. A liqueur tawny with concentrated raisin, toffee, coffee, balsamic and nutty characters aplenty. Drenches the mouth in concentrated flavour, a powerfully persuasive wine to make you wonder why you don't buy this kind of vinous history more often. 500ml.

94 POINTS

Jane Faulkner - Halliday's Wine Companion

Ruby-tawny hue; a strong whiff of volatility and spiritous, but the palate compensates admirably. Aged balsamic vinegar, brittle toffee, coffee and chocolate licorice and aniseed balls. Lemony acidity cuts through the richness,the palate tight and bright. 500ml.

94 POINTS

Decanter World Wine Awards

Fresh nose of red fruits, dried herbs, coffee bean and some rancio character. It shows finesse, long lasting finish.

93 POINTS

Jeni Port - Halliday's Wine Companion

Crushed, partial fermentation, pressed, fortified with spirit complex in character, maturation in oak casks and barrels. Quite an idiosyncratic style, one that relies not only on the benefit of extended barrel maturation, but a distinctly spiritous tone that can divide drinkers. It's clearly needed to balance the richness of fruit, but it does bring a forceful personality to the glass. Coffee, dried fruit, malt, honey cake and enduring caramel nuttiness offer layer upon layer of flavour intensity. Finishes long, warm and clean. 500ml.